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as in inertia
lack of action or activity
the inactivity outside the school led me to think that it must have been vacation week
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Noun
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Many of these protagonists endure the tedium and humiliation of involuntary psychiatric hospitalizations, losing days and years to paralyzing inertia, and experiencing terrifying delusions of persecution and betrayal.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2025 -
These aren’t failures of strategy—they’re natural expressions of behavioral inertia.—
Scott Hutcheson,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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People who’ve grown up with difficult family dynamics, emotional neglect or trauma may find comfort in someone who has walked a similar path.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Biden administration officials said the staffing rule was intended to limit cases of resident neglect or delays in care.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The rest of the world is advancing while the UK remains stuck in bureaucratic inaction.—
Susie Violet Ward,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The apparent reason for inaction is staunch opposition from township supervisors and state lawmakers who previously served as township officials or are closely aligned with those running townships today.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The rescission power fell into disuse under Bill Clinton.—
The Editors,
National Review,
10 Mar. 2025
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But decades of disuse did not entirely dissipate their power.—
Nick Frisch,
Foreign Affairs,
17 May 2016
Noun
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Volunteers advocate for children who have been removed from their home from either abuse, abandonment or neglect.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2025
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Over the past week, the attorneys laid out their case that childhood abuse by his father and an uncle left Ramos battered and traumatized, while his mother’s departure for Singapore to find work resulted in powerful feelings of abandonment.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Inactivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inactivity. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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